fort monroe

CHANGING THE
TRAINING
PARADIGM

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Role o
OPFOR: a
hammer forging
our units, or a
whetstone

THE TASK

We must change
the CTC training
paradigm...

...focussing the
experience on honing
leaders' knowledge,
skills, and attribut

...all the while
intaining the endurf
principles that have ma
ours the best Army
in the world!

THE CHARTER

THE CHALLENGE

"The Army's... most fundamental
mission— fighting and winning the
nation's wars." (Initial Bde

"...not all units are using the CTC e
> capstone event.. .tasks trained at C r
not always relate to the units' wart
missions or METL..." (DAld

1

"Each CTC is first and foremost i
leader development training grou
primary focus. ..training and deve]
flexible leaders." (CSA CTC V

jj "...units lack proficiency... centers L:
Lc modify conditions... less challengiii
$ realistic scenarios... encountered cu
battlefield." (GA<j

"Remain focused on wartime ME1
combat operations." (CSA CTC

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\ "No systematic effort to correct ba
deficiencies and improve performa:
trends observation, analytics, DTlJ(
[( feedback" (Trends Reversal Acti<

"OPFOR... best- trained adversary J
in the world... toughest most cha
fight short of war.. .reflect the 21s
century operational environment,
not locked into rigid, overly presi
doctrine." (CSA CTC \ji

1

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** "...the threat is at a higher level tl
^ are training to." (GEN At

THE ROAD TO THE PRESENT

ARMOR- AND MECHANIZED-BASED
OPPOSING FORCE

ORGANIZATION GUIDE

TROOPS,
ORGANIZATION
AND EQUIPMENT

ainina Threat Evolutions

Monolithic" Threat

Twr

Training Threat Evolution:

a

dapabilities-based" Threat

Asymmetric" Threat

(based on complex, changing
operational environment)

THE CURRENT

A BETTER

WAY

A DO LOOP.. .WITH LITTLE
OBVIOUS IMPROVEMENT

REFOCUS ON THE
LEADER LABORATORY
ASPECT OF CTCs

HOW ADVERSARIES WIELD

POWER

T

SYCHOLOGICA
&

SOCIOLOGICAL

- WMD

- TERRORISM

- ICBMS

- EMBARGO

- BOYCOTT
U.S. GOODS

1

1

- EXPLOIT
WORLD
MEDIA

- IO ATTACKS
VS CIVILIAN
NETWORKS

- ATTEMPTS
TO BREAK-UP
COALITION

- UN

PETITIONS

I- TREATIES

1

1 I

- DENY ENTRY

- AMBUSH

- TBMS

- PGMS

- AIR

- SOF

DEFENSE

1

l ,

-TRADE

- ORGANIZED
CRIME

SANCTIONS
VS HOST

- BLACK MARKET

NATION

- LABOR

1

STRIKES

- EXPLOIT

- ANTI- U.b.

HOST NATION

SENTIMENT BY

MEDIA

LOCAL MEDIA

- IO ATTACKS

- IO ATTACKS ON

VS THEATER

COMMS

NETS

NETWORKS

1

1

- DISRUPT

- RESISTANCE BY

HOST NATION

LOCAL LEADERS

POLITICS
- OPPOSITION

- LOCAL
POLITICAL

ACTIVITIES

DISRUPTION

OBJ CTC

"...More than
2 up, 1 back,
and CAV in
he swamp!...

Conventional

Full Spectrum of Conflict

Asymmetric

CREATING THE
CONDITIONS

K NOWLEDGE OF
CULTURAL

KILLED IN PRESS

INTERVIEWS

CHANGE TO
K ORGAN IZATI

HOME
TATI

C SENSITIVITIES')

— v^A^-^CCELERATE

J KNOWLEDGE IN VDEPLOYMEN1

:DIA COVERA<

IONSTRATH

APPLYING METT-TC
TO MISSION

vfOD/SPO> ABILITY TO EXPRESS

lBILITY TO BALANCE

[ SKILLED IN ANTI-
lEMONSTRATH
PROCEDURES

THOUGHTS ANI
IDEAS CLEARLY

RESOLVE AND.
FLEXIBILITY

ISB

ERRORIS'

ATTACK

ABILITY TO
REMAIN CALM
DURING
■ONDITIOI

Cl

SKILLED IN
WORKING WITI
NGO/PVO

KED WITH
ILIEF ESCOR1

SKILLED IN UNIT
TTPs

[KILLED IN FORCE

MGE IN ENEI
SITUATION

AOR

PROTECTION-

MEASURES

NOWLEDGEABLE OF

ABILITY TO ANALYZE

j ABILITY TO MAKE )

( ENEMY'S OPERATING V

SITUATION^

CsOUND JUDGEMENTS )

PATTERNS

IN ABSENCE OF
lCT!

REDEPL

HANGE II
ROE

OLLOW- ON ^SKILLED IN MOTIVATING,
issjon^^>— others TOWARI

MISSION*

SKILLED IN PREPARIN<
CLEAR, CONCISE OPORl

SUMMARY

We're talking
revolutionary
flanges in trainin'

...it's time for
asks- conditions -standard
to reflect realities of new
operational environment

w • •

...so we produce
adaptable leaders
comfortable with
ange and ambigui

GROUP DISCUSSION #1

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Mission analysis for training guidance
& implications of New Operational
v m Environment .

, 1 ^

PURPOSE

•Conduct Mission
Analysis_

•Provide insights into
implications of
implementing New
Operational
Environment (NOE).

•Backbrief MG
Sylvester.

•Insights will be used
to refine CTC O&Os.

GUIDANCE

✓Use all the tools: CSA
CTC Vision, NOE White
Paper, CSA Training
Guidance.

✓Capitalize on the
diversity. & experience
present in each group.

Dogged down in
OSV-BMPs, etc.